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currently raining in Chamonix, I can see the snow line, looks like its about 2500m....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| eddiethebus wrote: |
| currently raining in Chamonix, I can see the snow line, looks like its about 2500m.... |
Ditto here in Zermatt. I am soaking from my morning walk. Looks like the snow line is even higher than 2500m at present. However I remain optimistic the line will drop given forecast temperatures.
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could do with the blue pushing a bit further west
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@under a new name, on Wednesday Bergfex and J2ski were showing a cumulative amount over Friday, Saturday and Sunday well north of 80cm. By today that has dropped to 46cm
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Raining pretty hard in VT according to the webcams.
I suspect around midnight the snow line will drop under 2,000 and by this time tomorrow most of the resorts will have a decent covering.
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@Gaza, but, but, but... oh well...
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Been pounding down in the Tarentaise all morning. No idea where the snow-line is, can't see a thing.
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And it is raining at Savoleyeres - 2354m - so actually I reckon 2500m for current snow line is about right
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| stevomcd wrote: |
| Been pounding down in the Tarentaise all morning. No idea where the snow-line is, can't see a thing. |
Looking at the Les Arcs webcams I'd say the snowline is 2500m, at midday on Friday. Reasonable covering of snow already at 2600m at the top of the Arcabulle lift. Forecast is for the FL to drop, perhaps down to valley level, by the end of the weekend.
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You know it makes sense.
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I think what has happened so far is broadly in line with predictions in the last 2 or 3 days. Rain at first at resort level in the EK. Dusting on Toviere which I think is about 2700. Ditto Bellevarde. Most of the snow appears to be due overnight
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Snowing hard on the Schilthorn (2970m), temp -2.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| jimmybog wrote: |
| under a new name wrote: |
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must have put in a few more zx81 chips into their GFS supercomputer
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Titter.
But I wonder how many in the audience have any idea what you're talking about (or had ever lovingly fondled one...)? |
I remember it as having a horrific built in keyboard which was a nightmare to use. Spectrum wasn't much better with the rubber keys. Remember keying in program code for games from magazine listings, then the game not working cos you missed or mispelt something!! And loading games from the cassette tapes, oh what days they were!!! "manic miner" was one of my all time favourite games ever. ""Sorry for being off topic, couldn't resist"" |
Sorry, I bought my zx81 as it was powerful enough to run a power station. It said so in the Sunday Times adverts. Running a few simple weather random number calculators should be easy for it.
10 A=25 + RAND NUMBER
15 resort = RAND String "Val Thorens", "paradiski", "Les Antons"
20 For i = 20 to 1 step -1
30 print "predicted snow depth in resort ": A "Inches of snow predicted in ": i " days time"
40 A = A - 3
50 next i
There that's GFS written for you.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Jonpim, thanks looks like the hotel has moved to a trendy moving webcam, not a static image... Now fixed 
@jbob, Can do, is there an existing site with a variety of webcams I can get URLs from for static images?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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pissing it down in Cham right now. 8C. and just about every bar is closed, even the ones that usually don't.
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The cold air may reach the alps soon. It is showing 4C here is East Lothian at the moment.
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| emwmarine wrote: |
| jimmybog wrote: |
| under a new name wrote: |
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must have put in a few more zx81 chips into their GFS supercomputer
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Titter.
But I wonder how many in the audience have any idea what you're talking about (or had ever lovingly fondled one...)? |
I remember it as having a horrific built in keyboard which was a nightmare to use. Spectrum wasn't much better with the rubber keys. Remember keying in program code for games from magazine listings, then the game not working cos you missed or mispelt something!! And loading games from the cassette tapes, oh what days they were!!! "manic miner" was one of my all time favourite games ever. ""Sorry for being off topic, couldn't resist"" |
Sorry, I bought my zx81 as it was powerful enough to run a power station. It said so in the Sunday Times adverts. Running a few simple weather random number calculators should be easy for it.
10 A=25 + RAND NUMBER
15 resort = RAND String "Val Thorens", "paradiski", "Les Antons"
20 For i = 20 to 1 step -1
30 print "predicted snow depth in resort ": A "Inches of snow predicted in ": i " days time"
40 A = A - 3
50 next i
There that's GFS written for you. |
I've still got my Nascom in the garage.
I must admit I was a bit miffed when Sinclair moved in to make a cheap computer, after buying the Nascom kit for about £500 then spending about 40 hours soldering the chips into the mother board.
I did get 16k or ram with mine though as there was a global shortage of 1k ram chips at the time.
I dont think I ever played any games on it.
But there is still time .. I'll just have to get myself a cassette player.
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Update from SLF.
"Observed weather
Excluding the furthermost southern regions, skies were heavily overcast for the most part, accompanied by snowfall. The snowfall level was at approximately 2300 m.
Fresh snow
Above approximately 2500 m the following amounts of fresh fallen snow have been registered:
- Northern Alpine Ridge and westernmost parts of Lower Valais: 15 to 30 cm
- Remaining parts of Valais, northern Ticino, remaining parts of northern Grisons: 5 to 15 cm
- Further to the south, less or none at all
Temperature
At midday at 2000 m, +4 °C
Wind
On the northern flank of the Alps and in the Valais, strong to storm strength winds, in Grisons and in Ticino, generally moderate velocity winds, from westerly directions.
Weather forecast through
Saturday, 21.11.2015
In northern regions and in the Valais, heavy snowfall is anticipated. The snowfall level is expected to swiftly drop further during the course of Friday night, reaching low lying areas. During the day on Saturday, bright intervals are expected only in southern regions.
Fresh snow
Between Friday evening and Saturday evening above approximately 2300 m, the following amounts of fresh fallen snow are anticipated:
- North of an imaginary Rhine-Rhone line, Lower Valais: 40 to 60 cm;
- In the furthermost western and the northern parts of Lower Valais, as well as in the Vaud Alps, as much as 80 cm
- Southern Upper Valais, Bedrettotal, remaining parts of northern
- Grisons, northern Lower Engadine: 20 to 40 cm
- further to the south, significantly less
At 1500 m, approximately half these indicated amounts of snowfall are anticipated."
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North of an imaginary Rhine-Rhone line
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Well, it's still raining in Chamonix...haven't been up to check out snow line... 2C outside apparently
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well its snowing in Guildford!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Just had massive snow flakes in South Cambridgeshire. Not settling though.
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And in London! Taking my planks and going to Primrose Hill to begin the season
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You know it makes sense.
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Now settling at 1,150
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wengen
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Not as heavy as forecast but a good start. If next weeks snow doesn't disappear from the forecasts as we get closer to the date then it should be a great start to the season next weekend.
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Great to see all those pictures and reports from around the place. Lovely picture of Serre Chevalier. But it's supposed to be snowing, not sunny! 
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It's sunny now though 
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| emwmarine wrote: |
| Not as heavy as forecast... |
Hmmm. So how much was forecast by whom for where and how much fell where?
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10-20 cms forecast Cham, not arrived with us but saw one car with ~10cms
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